Most Popular Esports of 2018
StarCraft II
StarCraft II is the most popular competitive RTS series in the world, with an esports scene that is both prolific and rich. The game is developed by Blizzard and sees players controlling one of three factions – the Terrans, the Protoss, and the Zerg.
The game saw an impressive launch back in 2010 but had started to wain in popularity by 2015. Blizzard switched the game to a free-to-play model in 2017 which saw a huge surge in popularity and served to rebuild the game’s fervid community.
StarCraft II is probably the most enduring esports game in history, still managing to pull in good numbers in 2018. To date, there have been 4,595 tournaments held with a total prize fund of around $25 million.
There are some huge tournaments happening regularly, and the prize pool for the WCS Global Finals is still quite massive.
